The Effects Of British Imperialism

Anderson, Fred. 2000. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1756. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Pp. 746

In contrast, some divisions of the colonial population supported Britain whole-heartedly with their lives. They delighted in the short-lived emboldened ties. A New England minister proclaimed “…the Children of New England may be glad and triumph, in Reflection on Events past, and Prospects for the future…” (Document E). Comprehensibly, he felt that Britain gave them a future, that they owed their lives to their mother country. “…Mother, who has most generously rescued and protected us, [must] be served and honored…” (Document E). This is a deep contrast to the ways of thinking possessed by the soldiers and Native Americans, and it would not last long.

Edward Randolph’s description of the colonist-Indian conflict depicts the English in a negative light, which would cause Englishmen to have less support for the colonists. One quote, “The English have contributed very much to their misfortunes”, shows that Randolph is directly blaming Europeans for their problems (McClintock 1888). Although the colonists were actually to blame for many of the conflicts with the Indians, this piece would have given

a. The British people are referred to as “our British brethren.” They and the colonists share a “common kindred”. But they, like King George, “have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.” Thus, the British people must be held, like the rest of the world is help, as “enemies in war, in peace, friends.” The king and Parliament bear the brunt of the colonist “wrath.” It is the king who is charged with all their grievances. His history is one “of repeated injuries and usurpations.”

Francis Parkman Analyzes the "Conflict (1884) 108 C. A New Restlessness 220 1. Andrew Burnaby Scoffs at Colonial Unity (1760) 110 2. A Lawyer Denounces Search Warrants (1761) 212ViU Contents 7 8 The Road to Revolution, 1763

The latter half of the nineteenth century brought about the introduction of detective fiction into popular culture, the stronghold of British colonialism in India, and the characterization of one of the most celebrated detectives in literature, Sherlock Holmes. While the British East India Company occupied Indian territories far before the Crown in the seventeenth century, the extent to which brutal and divisive colonial practices took place, increased substantially after the British government annexed the Indian subcontinent. The British government officially expanded the Empire into India after the Mutiny of 1857, which was purposefully misconstrued as an open invitation for the British to unsheath the white man’s burden into action. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sign of Four is written within the context of this particular rebellion and its aftermath. The novel becomes mirror for the functions of aristocratic and Victorian society at large, and their perspective of the exoticity of the East as a commodity to be kept as a trophy, shattered whenever deemed fit, but never as anything more.

For a better part of the eighteenth century, the American colonists expressed vexation and disapproval of the "coercive " acts, which the British Government perpetrated on the colony through series of legislative acts by the British Parliament. Prior to the acts that the colonists in America termed as atrocious and oppressive, they were willing to cooperate and reaffirm loyalty to the King of England. Some of the legislations and declarations that colonists participated in was the sustenance of British soldiers in the colony, payment of import tariffs and other forms of taxes to support the British central government. These are but a few, the reasons as to why colonists objected to the mode of British rule in America. Another concern was the "Rights violations" by the English government regarding economic progress and representation. Because of these grievances, British colonists in America stepped up agitation through violation of the "tyrannical" Acts and petitions through the Continental Congress. The essay explores the grievances that Colonists in America held against the British government, in riposte to "My Dear America Cousin" letter.

Britain’s colonialism caused many problems for natives and natural born British who lived in the colonies. The illusion of patriotism shattered as conflicts of race, class, and gender equality took light.

In 46 Pages author Scott Liell is able to poignantly illustrate the colonies metamorphosis from a dependent arm of the English Empire to an independent country, the catalyst for which was Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Liell is able to not only articulate the turning point of the American consensus towards independence, but he also very intelligibly depicts the sentiments of all facets of colonial dogma and the torrential effect that Common Sense had in loosening the cement that held those beliefs. Using fantastic examples of the opinions of Tories, Whigs, and those ambivalent towards independence, Liell efficiently and

Two cultures, the occupants' and the occupied culture, lived together side by side, thus a great difference between them was clearly shown. That period was such a fertile land for creation and works of art. The writer of a famous novel called "The Sign of Four' demonstrates the feature of this period of occupation. The hero in the novel, the fictional character, Sherlock Holmes, was never an imperialist, yet he convinces us of the idea and theory Britain wanted to prevail in the past. The idea of imperialism and the big moral of the story is as clear as the back of our hands. The story warns the British citizens against the dangers of the people outside Britain".

In one of George Orwell’s famous works The Road to Wigan Pier the man famously quoted “In order to hate imperialism, you have to be a part of it. (goodreads.com)” This quote symbolizes George Orwell’s attitude toward imperialism that is clearly expressed in two of his most famous essays, Shooting an Elephant and A Hanging. The quote also makes one think about what being a part of imperialism really means; For example, in both stories George Orwell’s character is portrayed as an English figure of authority in the occupied area of Burma. In both of George Orwell’s writings the groups of people that are split from each other are the British and native Indians. Orwell used many Symbols throughout his two famous writings to describe

The second part of the nineteenth century saw the British Empire shaken by two crises that generated heated debates in the metropolis. The Indian Mutiny (1857) came as a shock for Britons, who had a strong belief in the benefits brought about by their imperialistic policies to what were seen as less fortunate, more primitive lands. The satirical newspaper Punch passionately reflected and fuelled the views of a public opinion who generally considered that Britain was right in dealing harshly with the revolt against its power. In 1865, the Morant Bay Rebellion and its severe crushing rekindled the 1849-1853 debate between Thomas Carlyle and John Stuart Mill over the ‘Negro Question’ in Jamaica. Voicing again its total support for the repression,

It is apparent that colonialism and imperialism influence the characters’ identities in both Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 1822 and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 2006. Colonialism was first becoming acknowledged in the 16th century. However, it was not well known until the 19th and 20th century better referred to as the Victorian era. When discussing literature and its impact on the nineteenth-century, it is almost guaranteed to have some form of imperialism to it. How it forms a strong part of the British culture within England.

has picked up from "examinations centred upon Shakespeare's dramatization and Byron's verse or more all… the extensive hearted progressivism of nineteenth-century English legislative issues. The disaster, as Tagore saw it, originated from the way that what "was genuinely best in their own particular development, the maintaining of pride of human connections, has no spot in the British organization of this nation. If in its place they have made, stick under control, a rule of 'lawfulness,' or at the end of the day a policeman's principle, such a joke of civilization can assert no appreciation

The sign of four is a novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was written in 1888. The plot of the novel talks about a number of topics such as murder, hidden treasure, a pact among four persons and corrupt prison guards. As a result, we can conclude that it is a detective novel. However, the novel tries to talk about India which was one of the British colonies. In this novel, there is much focus on the Indian Mutiny that happened in 1857. The sign of four is also a novel about the Victorian abroad. The strangest thing about this novel is that it was written by an author who had never been to India and was born after the events of the Indian Mutiny that happened in 1857. The author got his information and data about the Indian Mutiny